Hay loading device



May l0, 1938.

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Patented May 10, 1938 UNITED STATES HAY LOADING DEVICE Delno O. Warner,Thompson Township, Delaware County, Ohio Application July 31, 1937,Serial No. 156,711

7 Claims.

This invention relates to a hay-loading device and particularly to adraft element or tongue for a wagon provided with means for dividing theload.

Broadly stated, the principal object of the invention is to provide adraft element for a wagon of this type, so arranged and combined withthe wagon that the source of power, whether horses or tractor may beused for moving a portion of the load from the rear of the wagon to thefront thereof.

A further object is to provide automatic chocking means for holding thewagon against forward motion at the time the part load is being moved tothe front and for automatically moving such chocking means toinoperative position when not needed.

Other objects including the attainment of cheapness and simplicity willbe in part apparent and in part pointed out hereinafter in connectionwith the accompanying drawings wherein Fig. 1 is a fragmentaryelevational View, partly in section, of a hay-loading device embodyingthe invention; Fig. 2 is a plan view of a. portion of the structureshown in Fig. 1, indicating the hay receiving superstructure in phantomview and showing the relatively movable parts in close coupled relation;Fig. 3 is a similar plan View showing the relatively movable parts inpartly extended relation, a position assumed during the process ofmoving a part load of hay to the front; Fig. 4 is a fragmentary verticalsection through the sup-erstructure or hay-receiving portion of thewagon and showing the connection of the flexible element employed formoving the part load of hay forward; and Fig. 5 is a fragmentary frontelevation of the structure` shown in Fig. 4.

In the drawings, the numeral I0 indicates the o front wheels of a wagonof usual four-wheeled construction having the usual axles, the front oneof which is indicated at II, the usual coupling element between thefront and rear axles (not shown) and the usual bolsters I2 adapted 45 tosupport the wagon superstructure, in this case a hay-receiving body orframe indicated generally by the numeral I3.

The frame I3 comprises suitable longitudinal members I4, transversemembers I5 and floor I6. Extending above the floor I6 at the edges areguide elements I'I adapted to guide an auxiliary frame indicatedgenerally by the numeral I8. The auxiliary frame I8 compriseslongitudinally extending elements I9 carrying cross members i5 20, ashort rear transverse upright 2I and front retaining posts 22 suitablybraced by elements 23 and carrying a transverse element 24. In front ofthe posts 22 is a transverse element 25 through which extends anattaching element 26 for a flexible cable 2'I extending forwardly andused 5l.

for the purpose of pulling the auxiliary frame I8 to the front end ofthe hay frame after it has received a part of the load while located atthe rear of the frame.

Pivoted to the front axle by a pin 28 is a cast- 10` ing 29 which isprovided with a downwardly extending bolt 30 receiving steering rods SIwhich extend to the steering knuckles 32 controlling the wheels I.Pivoted to the casting 29 at the point 33 is a pipe 34. designed forreception of a pipe larger than the pipe 34, it may be adapted to asmaller pipe by means of the short section 35. Secured to the casting 29by means of straps 36 is a casting 3l.

The same pin 38 may pass through the straps 36, the pipe 34 and the pipesection 35. Means may be provided if desired to cause the straps 3B topivot with the pipe 34 whereby the casting 3l will always remaincentered with respect to pipe 34. obviated by providing a flare at theforward end of the casting 3l', as indicated at 39. The casting 31 isprovided on its upper surface with a detent retaining means 43 and guideribs 4I adapted to guide the detent into engagement 30"'.

with the element 4I).

Telescoping on the pipe 34 is a larger pipe 42 which extends forwardlyand has a neck yoke 43 connected thereto, the neck yoke 43 may berigidly connected to the pipe 42, although I prefer 35 that it be soconnected thereto as to be some What yielding or semi-rigid.

Rigidly secured to the pipe 42 in any suitable manner, as for exampleset screws not shown, is a casting 44 provided with suitable means such40 as a bolt 45 for securing a suitable hitch or evener 46 for horsedraft. It is to be understood that the invention is not confined to ahorse draft appliance but that the pipe 42 may, if desired, be securedto a tractor. Pivoted to suitable 45` When the casting 29 is 15..

This, however, I have found can be 25"'.

is a chock 53 provided with a sharp point 54 and a suitable stockelement 55 for limiting the amount which the point d may dig into theground. This element may be adjustable any length if desired. Slidableon the pipe 3d is a collar 55 having an eye 56 or other suitable meansfor attachment of a exible cable. Carried by the casting 3l' is an eye5l through which passes afiexible element 58 secured to the. eye 56 andto another eye 59 carried by the chock 53 at a point spaced from itspivot point. Secured to the bottom of the casting #i4 is a guard BUadapted to support the short point 54 when the chock 53 is ininoperative position.

In starting the operation ofV this device, the draft element or tongueis close coupled to the position shown in Fig. 2 and the auxiliary frameis moved to the extreme rear of the hay frame I 3, the fiexible element2'! being of a proper length to permit this positioning of parts.Preferably the element 2'! will have very little slack when the partsare so positioned. Any usual type of hay loader is attached at the rearof the wagon and the rear half of the wagon, that is the auxiliary frameI8, is loaded in the usual manner.

Having loaded the auxiliary frame l5, the driver or operator pulls thefiexible element 2l whereby to disengage the detent i9 from the elementIl and then causes the source of power, whether a team or a tractor tomove forward. The forward motion soon takes up the slack in the element21 and releases the collai` 55 allowing it to move forwardly whereby todrop the chock 53 into operative position. When the source of power hasmoved forwardly a distance sufficient to lower the chock 53 into groundengaging position, it will begin to move the auxiliary frame i8 forward.Forward motion of the source of power, causing the pipe 42 to move withrespect to the pipe 34, will result in moving the frame I3 to theforward end of the frame i3. When this position has been reached, theteam or tractor is caused to move rearwardly thereby restoring the partsto original position, that is, causing the detent 49 to be engaged overthe element 4S and wthe chock 53 to be elevated to the position behindthe shield Ell. The device is again operated to load the portion of theframe i3 behind the auxiliary frame with the second half of the loadwhereupon the load is unloaded by any well known method and theauxiliary frame i8 moved to the rear of the frame l5 for repetition ofthe operation described.

While I have shown and described the present l.preferred embodiment ofmy invention, I wish it understood that the same may be realized bydifferent structures and that I am not limited to the details of thedisclosure but only in accordance with the appended claims.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim is:

1. In a device of the class described, in combination, a wagon and a hayframe carried thereby, said hay frame comprising a lower frame ele--ment and an upper frame element longitudinally slidable with respectthereto, said upper frame element when moved to its forwardmost positionexposing said lower frame element sufficiently to receive one portion ofa divided load, said wagon including an extensible draft elementextending forwardly and comprising portions slidable relatively to eachother, one of such portions being attached to the wagon chassis and theother being attached by a flexible connector to the said upper frameelement, and disengageable means for holding the two portions of saiddraft element in close coupled relation.

`.2. In the combination recited in claim 1, chock means for preventing`forward motion 'of the wagon and means operated by extension of thedraft element for moving said chock means from inoperative to operativeposition and operated by -return of the relatively movable portions ofsaid draft element to close coupled position for returning said chockmeans to inoperative position.

3. In the combination recited in claim 1, chock means for preventingforward motion of the Wagon and means operated by extension of the draftelement for moving said chock means from inoperative to operativeposition and operated by return of the relatively movable portions ofsaid draft element to close coupled position for returning said chockmeans to inoperative position, and shield means carried by said draftelement and positioned in front of said chock means when the same is ininoperative position.

4. In a device of the class described, in combination, a Wagoncomprising chassis, and a draft element comprising a tongue for horsedraft, a hay frame carried by said chassis and having a short auxiliaryframe slidable back and forth from front to rear thereof, said tonguecomprising telescoping parts one of which is attached to the wagon andthe other of which is movable'and provided with bitching means for horsedraft, cooperating means carried by said telescoping parts forreleasably connecting them in close coupled relation, and a flexibleelement connected to the movable telescoping part and to the auxiliaryframe.

5. In the combination recited in claim 4, chock means for preventingforward motion of the wagon and means operated by extension of the draftelement for moving said chock means from inoperative to operativeposition and operated by return of the relatively movable portions ofsaid draft element to close coupled position for returning said chockmeans to inoperative position.

6. A wagon tongue for the purpose described comprising, in combination,front and rear parts having telescoping elements, said rear part beingadapted to be connected to a Wagon and being provided with detentreceiving means, said front part being adapted for attachment to a.source of power, detent means carried by said front part and adapted tobe releasably engaged with said detent receiving means and a flexiblecable connected to said detent means and adapted to extend rearwardly tosaid wagon.

7. In the combination recited in claim 6 a chock pivoted to said rearpart, a collar slidable on the rear telescoping element and adapted tobe engaged by said front part, an eye carried by said rear part inadvance of said collar and a flexible element secured to said collar,passing through said eye and secured to said chock at a point spacedfrom said pivot point.

DELNO O. WARNER.

